I have taken part in, and watched, my fair share of sexy pole performances. They are my passion – I love the costumes, the themes, and characterisation. But, as the performers get braver, the performances more outrageous, I have noticed a trend in our sexy performances, competitions and doubles pieces… The use of the quasi-lesbian girl-on-girl trope. Now, this trope …

I know the pole community is a lil’ bubble of love and glitter and unicorn farts, but we REALLY GOTTA TALK! This is for all you pole-curious, newbies and long-term students… How NOT to treat your pole instructor / studio owner. As pole instructors we are all too aware of the following issues. It can pretty damn difficult for instructors …

I am pleased to be resuming my academic post series, which has had a brief hiatus due to the fact that a couple of my blogs were a little controversial and blew up slightly. I needed to take a short break from these ‘heavier’ subjects and just write some lighter pieces for you guys. BUT, I am BACK and I …

Previously on Pole With Peach… I wrote a post titled Our Stripper Shoes Aren’t Just A Costume, so go over and give it a read. And I mean, like, read the WHOLE THING, please. Because that is why I am writing this piece here. I had a lot of comments, and a few messages, following that piece, which were pretty …

This post has been prompted by a discussion on social media. I have been ruminating over it myself for quite some time. So, no better moment than the present to discuss it. OK, there are a couple of tough questions here… ‘Who should wear pole heels?’ and ‘Who should perform sexy style?’ This isn’t going to be an easy topic, because I …

I recently read through my old dissertation again, and was inspired to apply some of the research onto pole dancing. Having studied History of Art at university there are so many theories and ideas that can be applied to dance as a result of some of their shared qualities – creativity, aesthetics, the creator-audience connection and how meaning is communicated. Many of …

Guys, at this point we all know the burlesque world has a pretty spectacular issue with inclusivity (and if you weren’t, well now you are!). Producers, festivals, and audience members seem to be stuck on “classic 1950s” as the only true aesthetic, and we know what that means: white, thin, and able-bodied. It’s like “Make America Great Again”, but with …

I bet you’re sick and tired of people saying… “All you do is roll around and hump the floor, that’s not even difficult!” “I prefer pole fitness, I don’t do that easy stripper stuff, eurgh” Yeah, me too. Thankfully this attitude is dying out (that or I’m in a lovely floor f*ckery bubble of love which means I don’t have …

He-he… “Pole” dancer…get it? So, here I am, a pole dancer, and burlesque artist and… a man. But that’s OK because I must be Gay. No, wait. I like women! The scandal! How dare I, right? This is the truth of the reactions that men like myself get in the world of pole. Not that it bothers me personally, being …

Hello my fabulous fat fluffy femmes (and everyone else)! I’ve been a burlesque dancer for 6 years, a pole artist for almost 2, and life-long fluffy kitty! I’ve been putting literally ALL of myself out there for the public to see, and it’s been, well, interesting. During these past 6 years, I’ve been on a struggle-bus of a journey. Figuring …